FSU upends No. 1 Duke

The Associated Press

Wednesday night, most of the Duke players weren’t near the court when the Seminoles beat the top-ranked Blue Devils, 79-74.

Florida State fans prematurely stormed the court with 1.7 seconds left to play, but that only delayed the final buzzer that signaled the Seminoles’ second victory over No. 1 Duke in three years.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzweski had his team – except the five in the game – taken to the locker room before Al Thornton took the final free throws although 1.7 seconds remained on the clock. He said he feared for his players’ safety.

“I would think that security is not ready for that type of thing,” Krzyzewski said. “We weren’t going to win the basketball game, the game was basically over, so why put those kids in harm’s way?”

He said that saying anything more about it would be misinterpreted.

“It’s an unfortunate situation and let the powers-to-be handle it … in front of everybody, though, not behind closed doors,” he said.

J.J. Redick was 10-for-28 from the field and had 30 points for Duke (27-2, 14-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), while Shelden Williams had 20 points.

Johnson, who broke the game’s final tie Wednesday, said he wasn’t thinking about what happened when Florida State (18-8, 8-7) played at Duke on Feb. 4. In that game, he was sent to the bench with his fifth foul, a technical, in the second half.

The Colonials (25-1, 15-0 Atlantic 10) needed to overcome a resilient Bonnies team which led by as many six points midway through the second half and didn’t relinquish the lead until there was 6:31 left.

No. 9 Ohio State 56, Northwestern 53

Evanston, Ill. – Terence Dials scored 18 points, and Ron Lewis drove for a layup in the closing seconds to help Ohio State clinch at least a share of the Big Ten championship.

Iowa City, Iowa – Mike Henderson scored 16 points, and Erek Hansen added 15 to help Iowa snap a two-game losing streak. Iowa took control midway through the first half and led by double digits the rest of the way. The Hawkeyes clinched a first-round bye for the Big Ten tournament.

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